I tried to cook myself last night!

[Kev]

I love how Miles storming out for a wild night on the town involves looking for strangers to talk politics to

I had a great vision then of the Korean natives where Miles lives being like meerkats, who despite speaking no English are still terrified of Miles and when one of them sees him coming he immediately springs up and warns the others shouting 'Chomsky Chomsky!!' and the building is quickly evacuated as hundreds of little yellow brown men flee down back alleys and through trapdoors, leaving Miles to arrive at another deserted bar with only a single foreigner for company.

[Gandalf]

I love how Miles storming out for a wild night on the town involves looking for strangers to talk politics to

I had a great vision then of the Korean natives where Miles lives being like meerkats, who despite speaking no English are still terrified of Miles and when one of them sees him coming he immediately springs up and warns the others shouting 'Chomsky Chomsky!!' and the building is quickly evacuated as hundreds of little yellow brown men flee down back alleys and through trapdoors, leaving Miles to arrive at another deserted bar with only a single foreigner for company.

That made me smile. Good stuff.

The strange thing was that the bartender for some reason asked me what I think of the current president. And so I gave him my honest answer and that led to discussion about previous presidents. Honestly, I would have been happy enough to talk about anything. But if someone is going to give me that kind of platform I am definitely going to indulge them with my honest views.

[No Contest]

Maybe you should learn the language? You are in Korea for a long time?

[Gandalf]

Maybe you should learn the language? You are in Korea for a long time?

Who are you to judge my Korean language proficiency skills? I have a fair grasp of the language and can get around easily enough. I would argue that I am of a lower intermediate level of proficiency. However, that is clearly not enough to debate politics nor explain difficult concepts.

If I go out for a drink I like to speak in English. Even the Korean friends that I have are practically fluent in English.

[superheavyrhun]

That is an awesome drinking story miles....did you season your hand at all or just leave it cooked as nature intended?

My cousin tried the punching of inanimate objects to express his frustration whilst drunk too, unfortunately put his fist through a frosted glass window and had big shards of the stuff dug into his forearm. The amount of blood that was flowing sobered him up pretty quickly, but at least his was still joking with the doctor pulling all the glass out and stitching him up.

[generalbulldog]

Since Miles is in Korea, I happened to stumble upon this crazy video.



good stuff.

[Andre]

Well done, Miles.

[Andre]

Since Miles is in Korea, I happened to stumble upon this crazy video.



good stuff.

I think it MAy zing.

[Andre]

Maybe you should learn the language? You are in Korea for a long time?

Who are you to judge my Korean language proficiency skills? I have a fair grasp of the language and can get around easily enough. I would argue that I am of a lower intermediate level of proficiency. However, that is clearly not enough to debate politics nor explain difficult concepts.

If I go out for a drink I like to speak in English. Even the Korean friends that I have are practically fluent in English.

My Korean friends are practicuary fluent in Enguish.

[Gandalf]

Maybe you should learn the language? You are in Korea for a long time?

Who are you to judge my Korean language proficiency skills? I have a fair grasp of the language and can get around easily enough. I would argue that I am of a lower intermediate level of proficiency. However, that is clearly not enough to debate politics nor explain difficult concepts.

If I go out for a drink I like to speak in English. Even the Korean friends that I have are practically fluent in English.

My Korean friends are practicuary fluent in Enguish.

To be fair my Korean should be better than it is. 3 years ago I spoke more fluently than I do now and that is because I stopped studying completely whilst doing my MA. It's not an easy language to learn and is made harder by doing a job where you should really be using your own language as much as possible. You finish a days work and it's more preferable to post on here than hit the books.

In better news, the wife has called it quits and it seems I am no longer in the doghouse. Unfortunately my fingers look a bit mangled and the middle one is still leaking a fair bit of water. That one's going to take a fair while to heal.

[miron_lang]

talk about cooking.

Try this and you wont regret it

1/2 kilo of chopped Chicken ( Around 8 pieces in total )
1/2 kilo of chopped Pork ( 1 and 1/2 inch cubes )
4 Pc Garlic ( Smash it and slice in tiny tiny pieces )
1/2 cup Vinegar
1 cup Soy sauce
1 spoon powdered black pepper
5 pcs dried bay leaves



Just mix everything together and cook it.

Lower the heat when it boils.


Goes well with rice

[0james0]

Your stories do make me smile, but I now genuinely fear for your health, both mental and physical.

I could never stay in a violent relationship. It's just not right. It's scary because one day she might punch you square in the face and it might really hurt. Despite never wanting to hit a women, you could do it without thinking and then everything is ruined.

I've never hit a women and never would, I'm sure you are the same. But everyone has a breaking point before they snap.

I honestly think that if a relationship gives you more bad times than good and if the balance can't be restored then there is no point carrying on. Other than of course history, but history is done.

[Gandalf]

Your stories do make me smile, but I now genuinely fear for your health, both mental and physical.

I could never stay in a violent relationship. It's just not right. It's scary because one day she might punch you square in the face and it might really hurt. Despite never wanting to hit a women, you could do it without thinking and then everything is ruined.

I've never hit a women and never would, I'm sure you are the same. But everyone has a breaking point before they snap.

I honestly think that if a relationship gives you more bad times than good and if the balance can't be restored then there is no point carrying on. Other than of course history, but history is done.

I know, I realise some people are very amused by the miles in Korea thing, but at the same time I realise that it is getting a bit too screwed up. I am just a man trying to live his life. The stories that I tell are nothing less than true. And so for half of tonight I really was on the streets with nowhere to go and I couldn't get into my own home. And that's not easy when you are in a foreign country. You really think where do I go? What do I do? Okay I am back home but she has shredded our marriage documents and apparently we are being divorced tomorrrow.

I don't really know what I did wrong. Well, she has a quicker temper than me and refuses to acknowledge that she is wrong. That's the issue right there. Sure my stories are fun, but you are right. At some point it could end messily.

[0james0]

It's more the way you tell the stories rather than the content that makes me smile. (just so you know I'm not some sadistic freak laughing at your misfortune!)

From an outsider looking in, having only been reading your stories for a year or so, you seem to argue more than anyone else I know. Constantly something to row about. It's not healthy.

I think you (more your wife from what you've wrote) need to either chill out and let things slide, or get out and be happy. Sex says it all more often than not. Great sex = great relationship, poor/ no sex = bad times.

[Gandalf]

It's more the way you tell the stories rather than the content that makes me smile. (just so you know I'm not some sadistic freak laughing at your misfortune!)

From an outsider looking in, having only been reading your stories for a year or so, you seem to argue more than anyone else I know. Constantly something to row about. It's not healthy.

I think you (more your wife from what you've wrote) need to either chill out and let things slide, or get out and be happy. Sex says it all more often than not. Great sex = great relationship, poor/ no sex = bad times.

I think I tell a story quite well. I quite like telling them as it gives me a place to vent and I tell them in a very matter of fact kind of way. The whole thing has worn me down though. I just want a peaceful life. Yesterday for instance I just wanted to be able to finish my dinner, but I couldn't.

I do document the negative much more than the positive as to get the bile out seems to be better than to let it fester. There isn't much point in posting the times when you are peacefully able to eat your dinner.

It seems a lot of Korean relationships border on the psychopathic. I have seen men beating their partners in cars and on the street. It is alien to me though. If someone screams and shouts at me I want to walk away. If someone tries to hit me my reaction is much the same. However, it seems that a lot of these women like to rant and eventually do get a fist back in return. I never want to do that and so the screaming and breaking of things gets more extreme. It's like she is trying to provoke a reaction, but I just won't give it. One of her favourite buzzwords is "kill me" and she will say this whilst trying to punch the hell out of my arm. I just look at her as though she is crazy because it is crazy. It's in those kind of moments that I say "to hell with this. I need to get out of the house".

For sure, it is not healthy. If I end up going out and getting drunk then that is bad for me and that's an evening when I was more than happy to sit at home and read or post something silly on here. Rather than punch anyone, I would sooner go out and sink a few beers for a little peace of mind. It's also the mental pressure that can get to you as well. Nobody likes to row. I think I have reached the end of my tether though. You can't be ripping up marriage documents and then three days later expect me to be as right as rain and to tell me that it was my fault that she decided to physically destroy something.

She is unable to take responsibility for her violent ways. If she hits me, then it's my fault that she hit me. If she breaks something then it's my fault because I made her break it. It crosses the line between a row and being outright destruction and I realise the destructive impact this can have on my mind too. I am a man with firm convictions, but I am also quite peaceful. I've had enough of it TBH. It seems that she is unable to see the error of her ways and I am getting to the point where I am just beyond caring. I will try to explain that physically attacking me is a criminal act and she will just say "But you said blah blah blah and so made me do it". How can you reason with that kind of thinking? It's a good thing she isn't a mother. "Mummy why did you hit me?". "Well, you made me do it". It's absurd.